US media and a pro-Tibet activist said the individual was a pro-Tibet campaigner.
A man died after setting himself on fire outside the UN's headquarters in New York on Thursday, police said, with activists and reports identifying him as a pro-Tibet campaigner.
The New York Police Department told AFP that "at 6:32pm (local time) NYPD received a call... a male set himself on fire at First Avenue and 42nd Street. He was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Investigations ongoing." No motive was given.
A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement to AFP: "We are saddened by this tragic and horrific incident, and offer our condolences to his family."
US media and a pro-Tibet activist said the individual was a pro-Tibet campaigner, though investigators did not confirm this claim.
